NI Covid-19 vaccination programme extended for teens The Covid-19 vaccination programme in Northern Ireland is to be extended to 16 and 17 year olds. Coronavirus • 26 mins
EU in deal with Novavax for up to 200 million vaccines The European Commission has approved a supply contract with US firm Novavax to buy up to 200 million doses of its potential Covid-19 vaccine, the ... Coronavirus • 5 mins
NI hospitality sector concerned over Covid pass plans Northern Ireland's hospitality sector has voiced opposition to a suggestion that Covid-19 vaccine passports could become mandatory to enter indoor venues. Coronavirus • 52 mins
Long Covid uncommon in children, experts claim Children who become ill with coronavirus are unlikely to have long-term effects, with less than 2% having symptoms lasting more than eight weeks, research has ... Coronavirus • 7 hrs
Barbie doll in honour of Oxford vaccine co-creator Toy company Mattel has created a Barbie doll in honour of Oxford vaccine co-creator Professor Sarah Gilbert. News Lens • 8 hrs
US advises against travel to Ireland over Covid risk The US Centers for Disease Control has issued a Level 4 notice for Ireland, advising that travel here should be avoided. Coronavirus • 1 hr
Zappone to decline UN role after process criticised Former minister for children Katherine Zappone has said she will not accept her appointment by the Government to be the UN Special Envoy on Freedom ... Politics • 1 hr
RAI wants timeline on easing of Covid restrictions Representatives of the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) are due to meet Government officials to press for a further easing of public health restrictions in ... Coronavirus • 1 hr
WHO seeks moratorium on Covid booster doses The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September. Coronavirus • 25 mins
Pandemic continues to impact young with special needs Restrictions may be easing, but the pandemic continues to take its toll on children with special needs. Coronavirus • 9 hrs
Dublin archbishop: Communion ban seen as discriminatory The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin has said parents must be trusted to know how to protect their health, saying the current ban on communions and ... Coronavirus • 2 hrs
Covid-19 cases at six-month high in China China has reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months as mass testing and contact tracing campaigns uncovered a trail of Delta ... Coronavirus • 10 hrs
Lack of transparency over key Covid decisions - report Legal experts at Trinity College Dublin have called on the Government to clarify its relationship with the National Public Health Emergency Team and to explain ... Coronavirus • 6 hrs
People with Covid symptoms urged to stay at home People with Covid-19 symptoms are being urged to stay at home, even if they are vaccinated, as they could still spread the virus. Coronavirus • 10 hrs
Van Morrison drops legal challenge to NI live music ban Van Morrison has dropped a legal challenge to a ban on live music being played in Northern Ireland. Music • 03 Aug
Majority of Scottish Covid-19 restrictions to be lifted Most of Scotland's remaining coronavirus restrictions are to be scrapped from Monday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed, in what she hailed as "perhaps the ... Coronavirus • 03 Aug
700,000 vaccines from Romania due to arrive this month A deal has been completed to secure 700,000 Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccines from Romania, the Taoiseach has said. Coronavirus • 18 hrs
Festival fans queue for Covid jab and ticket offer The first 500 people who received the Pfizer jab at Falls Park in Belfast walked away with free tickets to Féile an Phobail's diversionary Feile ... Coronavirus • 03 Aug
Number on PUP at lowest level since pandemic began The number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is just under 163,400 this week - the lowest level since the pandemic began. Business • 03 Aug
China's Wuhan to test 'all residents' as Covid returns Authorities in Wuhan said they would test its entire population for Covid-19 after the central Chinese city where the coronavirus emerged reported its first local ... Coronavirus • 03 Aug
Bishop tells priests to 'fire ahead' with communions Bishop of Killaloe Fintan Monahan has directed parish priests in his diocese to go ahead with communions that were previously set to take place in ... Coronavirus • 10 hrs
Vaccines for 12-15 age group to begin in weeks - HSE The HSE expects to begin vaccinating children aged between 12 and 15 within the next two weeks. Ireland • 02 Aug
Electric Picnic will go ahead this year, says organiser Managing Director of Festival Republic, which runs the Electric Picnic, Melvin Benn, has said that the festival in Stradbally, Co Laois, will go ahead this ... Ireland • 02 Aug
Army to help enforce Covid-19 lockdown in Sydney Troops hit Sydney's streets to help enforce its prolonged lockdown while stay-at-home orders in Australia's third-largest city Brisbane were extended to curb a worsening outbreak. Coronavirus • 02 Aug
Northern Ireland blocks fraudulent Covid pass claims Almost 300 fraudulent Covid-19 passport claims have been rejected in Northern Ireland. Coronavirus • 02 Aug
